Gee, Shaun, those are some pretty broad statements.  No real gain from 
running an amp?  How about working the rare DX on the first or second call, 
as opposed to trying for 15 minutes and never getting him?  Or keeping an 
enjoyable QSO going longer as the band starts to close, or  being able to 
hold a frequency on a crowded band?   I ran low power for 20 years before 
getting my first amp 1 year ago.  It's the biggest hammer in my tool box, 
but it's not the only tool I have. running low power for 20 years made me a 
better op.    I cringe when I see the newbie get his ticket one day and the 
kilowatt amp the next.

As for interference:  Never had another ham tell me I was too wide and never 
had a complaint from my neighbors on either side.  I have a cemetery across 
the street, and when  they start knocking on the door, that's when I move.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: bhnet on 40


> *SNIP*
> I've never owned an amp in 31  years of hamming.
> *END SNIP*
> There's no need for an amp in my oppinion. you don't get any real gain
> from running a power amplifier. and the other problem inherent with the
> things is that if you have a dirty radio, and let's face it, there's no
> truely clean radio out there, however, I digress, the amplifier
> amplifies everything, including spirius emitions.
> that, only serves to piss off your neighbours, whether they be hams on
> ajacent frequencies, or next door complaining of TVI.
> there's one fellow here in NSW ran 600 watts, and he sat 3 kc below a
> group of fellas that usually sat on 3575. it would have been tolerable,
> if his signal wasn't 7.5 kc wide.
>
> Shaun,
> vk2fese,
>
>
> "Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"
>
>
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>
>
> On 6/01/2009 1:27 PM, we were able to ascertain that Pat Gormley
> pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
>> Lloyd You're right, the general cutoff is 7175.  All I have is 100 watts 
>> =
>> also in fact I've never owned an amp in 31  years of hamming.  73- pat =
>> kk3f
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